Inventions
The 1909 Nobel Prize honored this breakthrough used today in wireless engineering and antenna design.
radio communication
In 4 days Chat GPT will celebrate its __ anniversary.
3rd
This lightweight, strong metal is commonly used in airplane frames and beverage cans.
Aluminum
This suspension bridge in San Francisco, completed in 1937, was once the longest of its kind in the world.
Golden Gate Bridge
This Nobel-winning concept by Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain enabled nearly all modern electronics.
the transistor
Name the 8 planets in our solar system in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
This orange/brown material is used in electrical wiring for its excellent conductivity.
copper
Completed in 1914, this massive canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, drastically reducing shipping time between the two.
Panama Canal
The 2014 Nobel Prize recognized the invention of these efficient light sources engineers put in displays and sensors.
blue LEDs
Famous Scottish engineer who has a measurement unit named after him and is known to have owned slaves. Both name and surname
He shares his name with Darth Vader's voice actor
James Watt
This polymer is clear, shatter-resistant, and often used as a glass substitute in eyewear and aquariums.
acrylic
The 2016 prize honored this material, a strong single carbon layer used in sensors, antennas, and micro-mechanics.
graphene sheet
Einstein's biggest regret (very general)
his indirect role in the creation of nuclear weapons
This durable plastic is often used for water bottles, food containers, and piping, and is resistant to chemicals.
polyethylene (PE)
This Nobel-recognized discovery allows engineers to create atomic-scale transistors and quantum sensors. The name of invention?
quantum tunneling
How many black people have been to space (range 10-20) and x is congurent with 0 mod 3?
18
This shape-memory alloy can "remember" its original shape after deformation when heated, often used in medical stents and actuators.
Nitinol